Bria Salmena

Waxahatchee, Iron & Wine, the Sheepdogs Set for Mariposa Folk Festival 2025

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2025

The legendary Mariposa Folk Festival returns this year to celebrate its 65th anniversary, running from July 4 through 6 in Orillia's Tudhope...

Bria Salmena Announces Debut Album 'Big Dog,' Books 2025 Tour

PUBLISHED Jan 14, 2025

FRIGS vocalist and Orville Peck backing musician Bria Salmena has announced her debut solo album. 'Big Dog' will be out March 28 through...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Sean Leon, Bria Salmena, BAMBII, Sylo

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024

Today's the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics. Will Céline Dion stage an epic comeback? Will she do it (duet) with Lady Gaga? That all...

Bria Salmena Signs to Royal Mountain Records, Shares "Bending Over Backwards"

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2024

Toronto's Bria Salmena has been a staple in the local scene and beyond for the better part of the last decade, originally rising to...

Lawnya Vawnya 2023 Was a Lucky Number 13

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2023

Quaint, steeped in history and welcoming as much for its salt-soaked aura as the good-natured hospitality of its people, St. John's require...

Lawnya Vawnya Gets Cakes da Killa, Bria, Cecile Believe for 2023 Festival

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

Newfoundland's Lawnya Vawnya is returning to action for its 13th edition this June, and organizers have revealed the lineup of their 2023 e...

Tour the Home Studios Where Canadian Artists Make Music

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2023

Gone are the days when artists needed to go into the studio to make a sophisticated recording. While professional studios still very much h...

Bria Plays with the Past on Fiery 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2'

PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023

Over the past few decades, covers records have tended towards filler; stop-gap releases that let artists signal their street cred while kee...